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Municipality

Grindelwald

Located in Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°37′09″ N 8°03′04″ E

Map showing the location of Grindelwald Grindelwald
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,810
3.8K
Elevation
1,142 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
123
listed under Grindelwald
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport53 km
LUG Lugano Airport95 km

About Grindelwald

Grindelwald is a municipality. Location: Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern. Population: 3,810. Elevation: 1,142 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Eiger and Schreckhorn.

Climate of Grindelwald

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
August (86 mm)
Driest month
February (72 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Grindelwald
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°7°11°14°17°18°15°12°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°6°9°12°13°10°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Grindelwald

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (101 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 59 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 53 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 91 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 109 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Grindelwald

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 6,617 natural sites, 892 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km894 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 19 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 20 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 22 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 12 kmNW

25–60 km3,138 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 42 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 52 kmNE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 52 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 52 kmNE

60–100 km3,701 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 93 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 77 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Grindelwald

123 places
  1. 1 Grindelwald 3.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature34

Lakes, rivers & coasts6

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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